Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-28
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Three employees of Taiwan Power Corporation out to repair power failures in the wake of Typhoon Megi were injured when their truck plowed down a ravine in Miaoli County Wednesday.

More than 3.3 million households nationwide lost power during the onslaught of the storm Tuesday, and repair crews were out in force Wednesday to try and restore electricity.

The group had completed work in a mountainous area of Touwu Township and was on its way back when they crashed down a 10-meter-deep ravine, reports said. Rescue workers found one of the men gravely injured, and took all of them to a hospital in Miaoli.

The road had been covered in fallen branches and was loosened up due to the heavy rain of the past day, reports said.     [FULL  STORY]